Blues City 2: Chicago I

From: Gary Pitts
Series: Blues City
Length: 58:59

It's a first taste of sweet home Chicago from the early years to the musical rivalry of the 50's between Muddy Water's and Howlin' Wolf. Read the full description.

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Playing: Blues City 2: Chicago I
From: Gary Pitts

It's a first taste of sweet home Chicago from the early years to the musical rivalry of the 50's between Muddy Water's and Howlin' Wolf.

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Timing and Cues

BREAK 1: 20:43
BREAK 2: 39:36
BREAKS HAVE MUSIC BEDS
ROOM FOR 1 MIN BREAK AT BOTTOM OF THE HOUR

Musical Works

Title	Artist	Album	Label	Year	Length
It's Tight Like That	Tampa Red	Blues Classics: Tampa Red and Georgia Tom.	P-Vine Records	2002	03:02
Make My Getaway	Big Bill Broonzy	Big Bill Broonzy: Part 2.	JSP Records JSP 7750	2005	02:46
Me and My Chaffeur Blues	Memphis Minnie	Pickin' The Blues.	Catfish UK	2000	02:41
Annie Lee/Sweet Black Angel	Robert Nighthawk	Live on Maxwell Street 1964.	Rounder Select	1992	06:55
Dust My Broom	Elmore James	Guitars in Orbit: Golden Classics.	Collectables	2005	02:55
Hoochie Coochie Man	Muddy Waters	Muddy Waters Anthology: 1947-1972.	Chess	2001	02:43
Don't Need No Horse	Little Walter Jacobs	The Essential Little Walter.	MCA	1993	03:12
Rock This House	Jimmy Rogers	Jimmy Rogers with Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters.	Bullseye Blues	1994	06:34
Little Boy Blue	Otis Spann	Otis Spann is the Blues.	Candid Records	2000	03:40
Smokestack Lightnin'	Howlin' Wolf	Howlin' Wolf: His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection).	Chess	1997	03:11
I'm Comin' Home	Hubert Sumlin	Wake Up Call.	Blues Planet	1998	07:10
Lookin' For My Baby	Jody Williams	Blues Gold - Little Papa Joe.	Essential Media Group	2006	02:41
Back Door Man	Howlin' Wolf	Howlin' Wolf: The Definitive Collection.	Geffen Records	2007	02:45
Don't Answer The Door	B. B. King	B. B. King: The Complete Collection.	Geffen	2008	00:59